Partner has covid and I’m pregnant

[Smith8065]

I suppose I’m just looking for a bit of reassurance/ need to get it off my chest, I’m currently nearly 36 weeks pregnant and my partner has tested positive for covid :( I’m currently not jabbed at all (please no judgement I have really bad anxiety and was so worried what it would do to my baby) but now I can’t settle and have sat on every forum all night panicking that I’m going to be hospitalised and my baby be born earlier, has anyone had covid when In their final trimester and got less of a horror story compared to everything I’m seeing :( or if someone they have lived with has had covid and you’ve been fortunate enough to not catch it? Me and our other kids are currently negative and hoping to stay that way

Honestly at this point there isn't much you can do but baby will be fine, it's yourself you need to be vigilant about any symptoms and if you start to feel unwell you must seek medical advice straight away. It's the pregnant unvaccinated women we are seeing unwell not really the babies. At 36 weeks your baby would be fine to be delivered now. Just keep your husband isolated, wash your hands and keep an eye on yourself, also try not to stress there isn't anything you can do to change the situation now.

@Londonmummy00 oh bore off

Ask your midwife if you can be vaxxed immediately

I never got vaccinated whilst pregnant, but obviously Mumsnet thinks that they know best and know all about your health anxiety!

Try to remain positive, isolate away from him if you can. Call your midwife and explain the situation I'd think you'd be safer to isolate than to go around town to find walk in vaccination centres.

@Londonmummy00

I suspect you know exactly what you’re doing.

It’s not clever though, you just sound thick.

@Remmy123

I know several pregnant and unjabbed - all fine, one no symptoms at all

Later on in pregnancy? This is my fear as I know it is a lot worse for pregnant women later on in pregnancy

For the poster trying to scare OP this vaccine a vaccine for coronavirus which, we already vaccinate for. Also posting this vaccine could cause autism is complete and utter 💩.
OP is already feeling worried and these posts are not helping.

@accidentlygothereagain

I never got vaccinated whilst pregnant, but obviously Mumsnet thinks that they know best and know all about your health anxiety!

Try to remain positive, isolate away from him if you can. Call your midwife and explain the situation I'd think you'd be safer to isolate than to go around town to find walk in vaccination centres.

Thank you - I only have myself to blame and I understand that but Health anxiety is crippling and takes up so much of your life when you have it, I can’t get in contact with any of the midwife’s all phones are off so going to ring 111 for some advice, thank you for your kind words x

I just don’t understand why you would risk not vaccinating! Surely it a better to not leave your current children without a mother! Rather than the absolutely minute risk a vaccine may have some adverse affect

My daughter and partner both caught it last year, she was seven months pregnant. All were perfectly fine.
Before people spout off nonsensical fear mongering, remember this you're more likely to get hit by a car than dying from it, especially at your age.

For those responding, remember fit healthy people from 50 years downwards are more likely to die from many many other things than Covid.

@Straycats yes I agree in general. However being fit and healthy and also pregnant, makes you technically extremely clinically vulnerable by way of effectively having no immune system at all.

It’s a massive risk to take and un- necessary especially when their are other children to think of

Get your first jab booked, the stress of the next few weeks and trying to shield yourself to avoid it will be much less than your nerves about the vaccine now, you'll have a level of protection against covid that you don't have now. At least if your DH has had it now he'll be able to come to hospital with you later. Honestly I was nervous, because of being pregnant, but its been a huge relief every time, protecting yourself and your family. Its the same as having the flu jab (had that this week) and the whooping cough one.

@Straycats

My daughter and partner both caught it last year, she was seven months pregnant. All were perfectly fine. Before people spout off nonsensical fear mongering, remember this you're more likely to get hit by a car than dying from it, especially at your age.

For those responding, remember fit healthy people from 50 years downwards are more likely to die from many many other things than Covid.

Thank you for this, I am my own worst enemy with these things by writing on groups like this I should of known I would have been made to feel 10x worse and I know people are just trying to help but some people put some nasty things when I have stated I am already in a terrible state of fear:(

@OakRowan

Get your first jab booked, the stress of the next few weeks and trying to shield yourself to avoid it will be much less than your nerves about the vaccine now, you'll have a level of protection against covid that you don't have now. At least if your DH has had it now he'll be able to come to hospital with you later. Honestly I was nervous, because of being pregnant, but its been a huge relief every time, protecting yourself and your family. Its the same as having the flu jab (had that this week) and the whooping cough one.

Thank you, yes I had my flu and whooping cough about 4 weeks ago - I just let me anxiety get the better of me and I’m paying for it now unfortunately x

@Straycats I know that! I meant if she gets it and ends up seriously ill or god forbid worse! What about her current two children

[quote Imknackeredzzz]@Straycats I know that! I meant if she gets it and ends up seriously ill or god forbid worse! What about her current two children[/quote]
Could you please just stop commenting? Read the post about my health anxiety and see how that comment is helping me? I already am aware I don’t need you writing it constantly

@Straycats she can’t go out for walks- she has to isolate now! as she’s unvaccinated. I’m sorry @Smith8065 I do hope your ok- and I’m sorry if I seem unsympathetic - I just very angry at the unvaccinated as that’s what’s putting everyone else at risk. Anyway I apologise if I came on too strong

@Straycats she needs to isolate! She can’t go out for walks.

I feel for you OP and really hope you don't catch it. Yes, it would have been better to have had it, but there's so much information going round about the vaccines that I'm not surprised some people feel worried about having it. Don't beat yourself up, it won't help and it's done now.

PPs are right though that you need to do everything you possibly can to avoid catching it from your DH. Ringing 111 sounds like a very good idea, I wonder if there's medication or anything they can give you if you do test positive. Try to get some rest and relaxation if you can. All you can do is do your best not to catch it, but it's important to take care of your mental well-being too.

@Straycats you are wrong and reinforcing the OPs health anxiety, oh it'll be ok. Maybe, but why take that enormous risk. Good for your daughter, but thats not the rule. Its not hysterical fearmongering, it is real, pregnant women are more at risk of death, as are their babies. I dont want to post a load of upsetting links, but there's always news and statistics of maternal deaths and serious complications because of covid, one this week in my local area. Irresponsible to say otherwise.

Don’t worry I will not go on any walks whilst isolating I am very aware of the isolation rules and what I should/shouldn’t be doing - just because I haven’t been vaccinated does not mean I’m a selfish person who would risk anyone else.